Mississippi river, then and now known as Rock Island, the ground on which the triplet cities of Davenport, Rock Island, and Moline now stands, was covered with prairie grass, and apparently a sterile waste as regards to the two former, whilst the latter was principally covered with timber.

The decidedly Midwestern and likable singer-songwriter - born Elisabeth Maurus in 1962 in Rock Island, Ill. - also said that she hoped to limit her alcohol intake on this night to the one shot she downed before hitting the stage.

The decidedly Midwestern and likable singer/songwriter, born Elisabeth Maurus in 1982 in Rock Island, Ill., also said that she hoped to limit her alcohol intake on this night to the one shot she downed before hitting the stage.